etching press

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use in intaglio printing

  • Mary Cassatt: Woman Bathing
    In printmaking: Printing by intaglio processes

    …in intaglio printing is the etching press, a simple machine whose basic principle has not changed for centuries. Motorization and the use of pressure gauges are the only major improvements. The press consists of a solid steel plate, called the bed, that is driven between two rollers; a screw mechanism…

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